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THE RAINFALL

In this part Of the State is much more
bountiful than in many other regions, for
while ten inches would insure a full crop
of both fruits and cereals, the average
rainfall ranges from Is to 20 inches. From
above, therefore, the supply is all that can
be desired, and, rs before mentioned, an
inexhaustible reservoir IS to be found be-
low, which can be utilized at verv small
expense. On one piece of land in this
vicinity there are two wells-one bored to
a depth of go feet, yielding softer water
than the other of 30 feet; both supplies.
however. being equally pure and free from
all noxious matter. The j0-foot well is.
in fact, all that is needed, and the expense
of sinking it, of the pump, Windmill and
horsepower, amounted TO $3.50.
From this amount fifty acres of land
can be thoroughly irrigated. in addition
to an abundant supply for the use of the
homestead. Water will thus be seen 10
be n the disposal of the cultivator. and it
Is well known how. through its aid. not
only may the products of the orchard and
vineyard be increased, but as much as ten
| tons of alfalfa be grown per acre for hay
purposes, not to speak of the feed produced
during at least six months of the year.
Nature having thus done her best, il re-
mains to be seen how far man has aYailed
himself Of the opportunity offered. Fruit
raising On this rich delta is vet in its in
fancy, but it is amazingly healthy and
growing at rate that ceald hardly be
credited outside of California. A descrip-
ZION Of the Blowers vineyard. sssnated d.
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THIS RICH BELT

Would of course have been of much
smaller extent, but it has from time to
time changed its bed and thus multiplied
its influence. This is easily seen by the
dried-up water courses which seam the ex-
panse OF loan with ridges of gravel. 1t is
between these seams that perhaps the best
fruit land in the world exists, varying in
staple according to its distance from the
ridge, the soil farthest away being the
heaviest. 1t has been proved by expert
ment that the light loan nearest the
gravel is best suited to the growth of
peaches, apricots, plums, prunes, figs and
vines, in the order given. That is to say,
in planting an orchard, this would be the
best plan to follow-the stone fruit on the
lighter and the vines on the heavier
ground
Having thus seen the origin of the soil
and its unsurpassed adaptability to fruit
growing, owing to the large quantities Of
potash it contains, derived from the vol
canic rocks, the next important point is
the water supply.
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THE DRIED FRUIT INDUSTRY

However, has taken the greatest onward
strides. The production of prunes in
creased by 100000 rounds, of raisins by
100000 pounds, ard of honey by the
same quantity. Most Of the fruit is sun
dried, aud maintains its favor better than
that which Is evaporated The fruit has
found ready market, and prices have
been satisfactory, those realized for april
cots being exceptionally high 1t is in the
viticultural branches Of agriculture, how
ever, that the most marked advances have
been made. The production of wine has
doubled since 1888, when it amounted to
100000 gallons. this year the quantity
made being lS,000;000 gallons. The quail
ity is excellent and trade outlool, GOOD
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From the above ii will be seen what
great results may be obtained from a small
capital properly used, and, as is shown,
there is no possible doubt but that the
market exceeds by nineteen-twentieths the
home supply, and the demand will continue
10 grow, as population increases. much
faster than the supply. The varieties of
the Museat, white grape, the grapes best
suited for raisin making, which, when
properly dried,
COMPARE FAvoRABLY WITH IMPoRTED
MALAGA
Raisins as to size, color, skin, stones and
havor--the latter being the most essential
quality. Wherever California raisins have
been sent they have been received with
favor, selling equally as well as the import
ed frnit. There is another grape which is
gradually growing in favor as raisin
grape, and that is the seedless SuItana. As
the name implies, it has no stones, and will
save the housewife the long and tedious
job of stoning the fruit before making the
cake or pudding Besides this the Sultana
is free grower and heavy bearer. and
remunerative to the cultivator 1t does
not produce so handsome raisin as the
Muscat grape FOR table purposes, but will
be found preferable for the reason given,
for kitchen use. The raisins are not cured
by artificial process, being spread on small
trays and exposed to the sun. They are
turned at intervals until thoroughly dried.
This can be done in from ten to twenty
days in August or September, when, hav-
ing turned from white to brown, they are
ready for packing. This operation requires
great care and careful manipulation of the
raisin lunches, and good judgment is re-
quired to select and pick over the lunches
before packing.
From the above article it will be seen
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ute class. One Of Button two-yeal-olds
recently showed a 2:33 gait. These horses
are reared on Cache creek, and the
residents there claim that the grasses in
th2t section are more nutritious than that
ot any other section in the State. They
claim that 4 icur-year- old steer fattened
on Cache creek grass VIII weigh $50 pounds
laorc than if iattened an grasses from else
where.
RAILROAD And WATER COMMUNICATION.
CLIMATE, Etc.
Nolo county has every facility necessary
i5r transportation. The Sacramento river
ferns Its entire eastern boundary and lines
of steamers Ply regularly. moving immense
grain crops annually. The California Pa
e!ic Railroad is the direct line between
SiIn Francisco and Sacramento. The
Northern Railway traverses the county
north and south from Davisville and forms
the direct line both from San Francesca
and Sacramento to the extreme nor hera
part Of the STATE. There is also a railroad
from Woodland 10 knights Landing.
Aiong the western portion of the county
+ Is the Naca Valley and Clear Lake Rail
road, now completed from ElmiIa. via
Naeayille and Winters, to Madison. the
present terminus. This road is projected
to Clear lake, III Lake county. and Is now
being built through Capay valley.
Taken IS a whole, this is one Of the
favored regions Of the State. The po,ula-
ton is Increasing rapidly. It's resources
need only TO become known to attract
yet larger immigration. IL Is in close
proximity to san Francisco and Sacra-
men'o; has rieb, productive lands, genial
climate, and is very desirable locality for
hotae7.
Putah creek, almost 4 river, forms part
Of the southern boundary. There are but
few streams. Cache creek, in the middle.
Is the most important. Water for irriga-
ting purposes Is supplied from this crock
b. Gitchcs to large farming section on
c.thC- side
Springs are numerous in the hills Wa
ter IS Obtained from wells in the valley
proper q. 10 to 80 feet, and in the hills at
50 to SO feet.
The climate Of Yoio county, while warm
in the summer, is not oppressive, ard the
nights are always cool. The mean ten
pera;ure in the winter is about 80 degrees
aLoyc zero; in SIMMER, 80 to 81 The
maximum temperature in the summer Of
1888 vas LOG degrees, ana the minimum In
winter was . degrees above zero. TIE
average annual rainfall during period Of
eight years has been Is inches. The
health Of the county IS excellent, and the
climate most favorable.
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TSENiGAJSrIfiE s'-f11.r or WAITER
Attainable II is very large IN cir,ainifcr-
ence, although only - feat in deplh. The
water is paInpcd nv L I5-ho-se power en-
gire, which burns straw. The way ii viii
irrisate the vineyard iii 9nestion-indeed
the whole coHn'ry If required le
seen from the fact ihat the purap thrq.ys
10000 ealloas per hour, ard ;wa-hnrsr
wagon-load Of straw will supply sufficient
fuel TO pump 100000 gallons. Ii will.
therefore, be seen that the $3.50 we'll. wind
mill aud horsepower. previously mca-
toned, would be more than sufficient to
supply water for the irrigation OF a small
holding. The above figures, which ma.
be relied upon, show the remuneration 70
be obtained from grape culture. The
gains of almond orchards, as demonstrated
by that nextto Mr. Blowers place, amounts
to S100 per aare a year.
oTfIEg FRUIT CULTURE
And alfalfa growing may be fairly placed
at the same amount. With regard 10 the
latter industry, small homestead Of FIVE
acres was inspected, ~ith the foIIowin. re-
suit; Half an acre being put aside for
the house and out-builiiEgs, the remaindes
rf the ios was planted with alfalfa, shirh.
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CUR EASTERN aARKEF.
The Products of Yoio County Have the
World for a Market.

1t is evident that the products Of Cali
fornia are beginning to be appreciated east
Of the Rocky Mountains. The increasing
demand for California fruit, raisins and
wine has caused a corresponding increase
in their production. In order to SHOW how
great has been that increase, We publish
the following iroin Bradstreet's report for
1886: The fruit-canning business also
showed large increase, the pack amount
ing to 100000 cases of fruit, besides 200,-
600 cases of vegetables. The principal
fruits packed are apricots, peaches and
pears, which amounted to 400, Geo cases, as
compared with $3.50 cases in 1885. The
high quality of the California canned fruit
has been maintained and prices have been
satisfactory, especially for the weIl-known
brands
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that it is possible to grow raisins with
great profit ON small holdings, with very
little capital, and that a market exists for
every raisin that can be grown, and that
there is no doubt that the soil around
Woodland, in Io'o county, is as well
adapted 10 this cultivation rs any land in
the State.
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VALUE OF SMALL FARMS.
A Rich Man Who Only Cultivates Sixty
Acres.

Acres.
Some time ago a newspaper man wrote
the following describing the quality of
land requisite to make small holdings re-
munerative, and drawing attention to
1olo county as one of the most favored To-
calities for small farming, said; The area
of land best adapted to fruit culture and
vineyard purposes in Yolo county is about
seven miles in breadth and from thirty to
! thirty-six miles in length-the county
seat, Woodland, being near the center
Of this belt, which is renowned through
out the State for its great fertility.
1t is q well-known fact that most fruits.
especially vines, do better on soil of vol
canic origin than ON any other, as witness
that wonderfully productive belt OF Land
which runs through E. j. Baldwin's Santa
Anita ranch, the numerous products of
which have been made familiar to the
public by that gentlemen's exhibits at
various State expositions. The soil now
being described is of similar origin, being
the sedimentary deposits of Cache creek.
which flows directly from Clear Lake
through Yolo county. The entire coast
range Is
THE WORK OF VOLCANIC UPHEAvAre,
But in no place so much so as in the i'm
mediate vicinity Of Clear Lake, where
several old craters may be found; and the
rocks are highly metamorphic basalt, lava,
obsidan, etc, abounding. The wear and
tear Of ages, the decay caused by atmos-
pheric influences and by the action of wa
ter, have so pulverized these rocks that
the debris, well impregnated with vegeta-
bic matter, have been carried by Cache
creek to the plain below. Here, on the
land described, this sedimentary deposit
has become, in the course of centuries,
very rich loan, varying from ten to twenty
feet in depth, with power of production
which has, in spite of the great results at
tained hardly been tested. Nor is this
all, for the substgatum of clay upon which
this loan has formed prevents moisture
from evaporating too quickly. In this
clay run many veins Of gravel, through
which an inexhaustible supply Of water
percolates from Clear Lake and other
springs in the higher ground Had Cache
creek always pursued the same course
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-07-23
IMPORTANT towns.

The town Of Winters, containing pop
uiation Of about 800, is situated in the
southwestern portion Of the county on the
line OF the NacavilIe and Clear Lake Rail
way. IL is particularly noted for its early
fruit ard vegetable productions. 1t is the
center Of fertile and prosperous section.
The people are industrious and enterpris-
ing, the merchants are thrifty class Of
men, who act in harmony and for the best
interest Of the section. The town has an
excellent newspaper, is well supplied with
schools, churches and secret organizations.
DAvIsvILLE.
This town was named after Jerome c.
Davis, who came % California in 1876 and
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-07-23

The cost of caring for an orchard the
second and third year is about the same
as that of vineyard. Some fruit trees
begin to bear in the second year.
APPROXIMATE COST OF FARMING FOE GRAIN PER
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-07-23

population of the State. OF these the
large majority, attracted by the destinations
which accompany the idea of
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-07-23
SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 23. 1887
WHAT CAN BE ACHIEVED

mile south OF the town of Woodland, will
do we'll for an example of
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-18

The chief French surgeons and medi-
cal professors have for some time been
carefully studying the effects Of mes
merism on the female patients Of the
Salpetriere hospital, Paris, and M.
Babinslci, clinical surgeon of that es-
tablishmcnt, has just affected q series Of
experiments the result of which would
seem to open up new future for medi-
science. NJ. Babinski tried to prove
that certain hysterical symptoms could
be transferred by the aid of the magnet
from ono patient to another. He took
two subjects one dumb woman af-.
fiicted with hysteria and the other q
female who was in q state Of hypnotic
trance. A screen was placed between
the two and the hysterical woman was
then put under the influence of strong
magnet. After few moments she was
rendered dumb, while speech was sud-
denly restored to the other. M. Babin-
ski also effected temporary cures Of
paralysis in the same manner. i, Luckily,
for the healthier patients however, their
borrowed pains and symptoms did not
last long, and they were saved from q
calamity almost similar to that which
befel DR.. Jeckyl when he swallowed too
much salts and irrevocably became Mister
Hyde-London Telegraph.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-18
No Humor In Ills Soul.

Hermann, the magician, is mighty
clever man at his business, said Clark
street gossipcr, land has made a good
deal of money. But he is cxtravagant,
sometimes rccklessIy 50, and occasionally
finds himself in trouble with his credit
ors. think he has been twice in Jail
for debt, though understand that in
both cases he suffered incarceration
rather than be bulldozsd into payments
of sums which he did not rightfully
owe If there is any way Of getting
into Jail that one can admire that is the
way. The last time Hermann got into
a scrape Of this kind was, think. in
Buffalo. One day, while exercising in
the corridor, he thought he would have
some iun with the jailcr, aud SO he be-
gan to perform before tho astonished
mans eyes some Of his stage tricks, such
as taking money ontrof the jailer's nose,
vanishing coins out Of his ON hands
and 50 on. But the jailer happened to-
be one OF those serious, solcmn indiyidu-
MS who are unable to see anything funny
in the world. Instead Of being amused
he was alarmed. AMI he, lost no time
in taking the genial professor TO cell,
there locking him in and remarking:
Now let's see you pull key out OF
your nose and unlock That door,
AFTER that poor Hermann got no
more exercise in the corridor. and was
watched as closely as if he were under
sentence Of death. - Chicago Herald.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-18

eighty.fve cents per gallon tn.
trees are planted on hillside, about
thirty-Rve or forty feet apart, 10 allow
for expansion, as they will live and bro.
duce for centuries. An acre Of ground
will hold about 40 trees. The small
fruit is used for oil, while the large Or
queen olive is picked for eating.
Olive trees can be planted on rocky
lands, where the vine would fail, and
the cost Of planting the former is about
one-third OF the latter. The crops are
more easily gathered than grapes, while
the outfit for preparing olive oil is about
one-tenth Of that necessary to produce
wine. The insect pest can be fought.
much easier and with less cost than the
phylloxera or other enemies of the vine.
Being 50 Trollfc it becomes sooner
profitable to the grower, and each year
after bearing the olive tree produces a
good crop until it reaches its full de-
velopment, when it pays much larger
revenue than a vineyard, bearing as crop
Of from 80 to 40 gallons Of fruit per
tree. The olive tree is also not soSmuch
affected as the vine by drought. From
the experiments already made and their
results it is believed that the American.
olive grove will in 4 few years become
successful rivals to that Of the Mediter-
ranean. Cincinnati Commercial.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-18
An Indian Cure for snake Bites.

In some parts Of India it is the custom
Of snake-bite specialists to apply the
chicken cure, which is thus described by
q correspondent:
A Hindu woman having been bit ION
the ankle, her husband applied a ban
dage above the wound and sent for the
specialist. The man recommended the
chicken cure. Twelve live chickens
were brought to the house and applied
to the wound one after the other. All
Of them. died from the effects of the
poison, and two more were sent for;
these two lived and the patient was de
clared cured. The matter having been
reported to the police, the woman was
removed to hospital, but at the end Of
five hours the doctors found no signs of
poisoning and permitted her to walk
home.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-18
The Benefits 0f.C0id.

Cold is an antiscptic and powerful
digestive stimulant, and / here record
the prediction that the hospitals, Of the
future will be ice houses. Dyspepsia,
catarrh and fcvers Of all kinds can be
frozen out Of the system. Not BY letting
the patient shivcr in bank, but
By giving hin m extra allowance Of
warm bed-clothing, with the additional
luxury Of breathing ice cold mir, which,
under such circumstances, becomes as
preferable to hot miasma as cold spring
waterto warm ditch water. Ihave also
found that the best FRAMEWORK can be
done in cold room, and that stove-heat
has tendency to st ..ltify like narcotic
beverage, Warm wraps make fires toll
erably dlspensable Herald Of Health.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-18
Just as 1t Happens.

"There goes runaway" he called to
a citizen who was coming out of the
City Hall.
Good enough Let EN- obey tic or
dinancc and hitch their horscs!''
The citizen walked around to the Coz
ncr of Fort md Griswold, looked all
around for his horse and cutter, and
suddenly exclaimed:
.'B,ess me! but that must have been
my horsel The ordinance be hanged,
and I'll lick somebody for not stopping
him r Free Press.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-18
Fishes and Music.

An Italian has discovered that fishes
are fond Of music. To one signor Ga.
fetti the honor of the discovery is said
to be due; and recently, with party of
friends, he is said to have tried the ex-
pertinent on Lake Geneva, which proved
quite successful. Musical notes, cspe-
cially those produced by the human
voice, attracted the fishes in great num-
bers around the boat. Fishermen
should try the experiment - scientific
American.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-18
Care OF @ Idfisll.

Goldfish need plenty OF air and should
be kept in a wide-mouthcd globe not
more than t-ree-fourths full Of water.
They need partial shade and must be
kept out Of the sun and away from the
fire. The water needs changing once a
week, and should have the chill taken
of. Do not feed the fish with crumbs
of bread, as it makes the water sour. =
Ifhiladc.phia Call.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-18
Caught q Thrashing.

First Small Boy $50 you went fish
ing down the Schuylkilt last Sunday,
did your"
Second Small Boy y ans. .
'.Kctcl anythinga'
Not till got home md met aad. -.
PHILADELPHIA Call.
Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-18

Il q promiscuous Is the opium, NOR
phine and chloral victims are in America
- Glo5s Democrat.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1887-08-02
A TewN DESTROYED.

arneen Bodies Recovered and Twenty
Children Missing.
LONDON. Aug. 2.~-The town OF Ssssa.
owa in Galcia has been destroyed by
fire. Fifteen corpses have been recov-
cred from the RUNS, aud 20 children are
missing.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1887-08-02
A askan Bellies.
Washin xton star.

A girl becomes woman at the age OF
II or IL years in Alaska, says writer in
the Omaha Republican,, and l have seer
SOM such girls who are really quite ptet.
ty. The beet looking of the Alaskan
girls are found along the Stlckeen river
,a;et, or the HsIdah gI,ls Of the Prtnc-
of Wales island. Here is a picture OF
Julia, stIckeen river gill:
She is dressed IN a plaza cotton gar.
mpnt, aud she has Turkish bath towel
around her bead for ornament. Theirs is
ring in her nose, ami she has pair ot
soft, besutiful eyes. Julia, like all ln-
dian girls here, dresses in q long, PLAN
cotton usdergarmeut when at home, aud
when she goes out she has gayIy- colored
blanket which she throws about her
shoulders. The Haidah girls have reia.
lively fair skins, soft, dovellke eyes, very
small. symmetrical hsads aud smal feet,
and their instops are so high that the
water can run under them without touch
ing the sole. They are very passionate
and hot.hlooded, and they would be
graceful were it not for their pigeon toed
gait. They are really modest when in
the presence OF white men. keep their
eyes nearly aiwavs on the ground, and
are forward in no way whatever. Some
of them have . delicate, peach-bIo"m
blush or blood maptling upon their
cheeks, and their complexion is that Of .
verv davk hvunetke
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1887-08-02
raE KEsrrCxI ELkcTIos.
YAe wsrkingmea Garry several Towns
--Deunoc' attic GainA In Louisville
aad R~pukib, an Gains In tho state.


CIxorsSArr. Aug. 2.-Tho indications
are that the Workingmen have carried
the State ticket 10 10 Newport, KY. by
900 plurality aud In Covington by 260
plurality. They are elated aud sanguin.
OF success 10 kcnton and Campbell coun-
ties. ~
LOUISVILLE, KY. Aug. 2.--The elec.
zion for State and legislative officers of
Kentucky passed off quietly. Tho length
of the ticket and local contests snake re-
turns slow. The Democratic gain in
Louisville city and county is 3.00O.
N.ager returns from the State indicate
Republican gains, hut it is estimated that
chs. Democratic State officers will he
elected by large majority. Democratic
losses are mainly in local contests. The
Legislature will be largely Democratic.